If we had to pass the Bill of Rights all over again, would they be approved by Americans today?

Question

Or thought of as the liberals' best plan to destroy America?

Answer 1

I don't think they would get pass the houses, Bush would declared them treason

Answer 2

The Bill of Rights has served our country well for over 200 years and I see no reason why our current crop of citizens would not approve it. The Liberals that wrote it originally certainly had no "plan to destroy America."

Answer 3

I would be surprised if the Constitution could be created as divisive as both sides of the aisle wish to be. They appear to simply argue, go to parties, get a good retirement, & feast at the public trough.

They certainly can't lead. In fact I'm not sure they are even thinking any more.

Answer 4

You better check your facts its the Republican President Bush who has under minded our Constitution more than any other President in History.

Anyone who thinks torture is “quaint” is unfit to lead; in fact, they are a cancer on society. Bush’s railing against the Geneva Conventions is the sign of a man who accepts no legal or ethical constraints on his behavior. It is a blanket defense of cruelty and an attack on our core principles as Americans. It is the language of a dictator whose sole aspiration is the expansion of his own despotic power.

Bush says that the wording of Geneva is “vague,” and that “outrages against human dignity” is hard to decipher. That is because he plans to push the limits of the law by exacting as much pain as possible from his victims. Geneva is not vague. It intentionally casts a broad net to discourage ANY harsh treatment of detainees in one’s charge. Its condemnation of the “cruel, inhuman and degrading” treatment of prisoners has never been challenged because it is a clear indictment any such punishment.

What is it that Bush does not understand about our laws and traditions? How can a man reach the pinnacle of power without the slightest resolve to defend even minimal standards of human decency?

“Inalienable rights” have no geographic boundary; they are the province of every person. Prisoners are no less entitled to human rights than anyone else. The president’s plea to repeal the Geneva Conventions is a portentous reminder of how “absolute power corrupts absolutely” and of how quickly America has slipped into the quicksand of moral depravity.

Answer 5

Don't forget, conservatives are the "classical" liberals. Modern liberals stand for something different than our country's founding.

Answer 6

They would be quashed by big business by lavishing huge lobby $$$ on the politicos.

Answer 7

They would be if Americans had any common sense today. May God bless you.

Answer 8

nothing wrong with the bill of rights...its the laws the dems have made trying to enforce their version of it that has messed things up...

Answer 9

probably not the 2nd.

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